Hi Wayne, Here's what I use: 6HP Porter Cable compressor purchased at Lowe's (competition of Home Depot), somewhere a little over $300 if I remember. I like it. It's rated as putting out 8.6 CFM @ 40 PSI which is enough to keep up with my spray gun even with continuous spraying. It only has a 25 gal. tank, but it seems to work very well. Asturo ECO/S HVLP conversion spray gun. It needs about 7 CFM @ 21 PSI according to the manufacturer. (I think it needs a bit more, but the compressor has no problem keeping up.) I got it from Homestead Finishing Products for around $400. Very low maintenance. Also from Homestead Finishing Products: Target (Oxford) Premium Spray Lacquer WATER BASED FINISH. I like it! 3M 216u FreCut Gold sandpaper. I like it! I went the way I did because I needed a compressor for other things including running air tools, blowing out actions, etc. I needed it to be portable and to run on 110 volts. I went with the Asturo conversion gun because I have a lot of respect for Jeff Jewitt at Homestead Finishing and don't have any reason to think he'd sell me anything that wouldn't work. That's the gun he recommended. I does work well once you figure out how to use it. (It's not that it's terribly complicated, only that I don't have years of experience in spraying and until recently had never worked with HVLP or water based products. Talk about a steep learning curve!) Cleans up with water. Very easy to use. No doubt there are a lot of options out there. A full turbine HVLP system worth bringing home is gonna cost ya $$$$. A standard high pressure spray gun is still available, usually through automotive finish type places. (Lots of overspray, and more maintenance.) I think Binks and DeVilbiss are owned by the same company now, I can't remember who bought who.? And compressors and conversion guns... If none of that interests you, you could always explore hand finishing. After all, French polishing is beautiful. ;-) ... if you have the time... ;-) Good luck, Brian T. ===== Brian Trout Grand Restorations 3090 Gause Blvd., #202 Slidell, LA 70461 985-649-2700 GrandRestorations@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/
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